Progressive Except for Jews
The Vere Gordon Childe Centre Boardroom, The University of Sydney
Tue, 13 Oct
5:00pm – 7:00pm
Free
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Philip Mendes presents his report Progressive Intolerance: The Contemporary Antisemitism Landscape in Australia (Centre for Independent Studies, January 2026), followed by open discussion.
The report is available at: https://www.cis.org.au/publication/progressive-intolerance-the-contemporary-antisemitism-landscape-in-australia/
Since October 2023, there has been an unprecedented outbreak of antisemitic hatred within Australian society. This report draws on multiple existing Australian Jewish community and wider studies to identify the key manifestations of and leading sources of antisemitism, particularly within what might be called "progressive" sectors of society such as universities, trade unions, human rights bodies, civil society movements, the arts and the media.
The rise of antisemitism is attributed to the longer-term influence of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, and its binary targeting of not only all Israeli Jews, but also the vast majority of Australian Jews who support the continued existence of Israel, as the political enemy.…
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